MCKNIGHT, Stephen A.

MCKNIGHT, Stephen A. American, b. 1944. Genres: Intellectual history. Career: Emory University, Atlanta, GA, instructor in humanities, 1970-72; University of Florida, Gainesville, assistant professor, 1972-77, associate professor of humanities and affiliate associate professor of philosophy, 1977- 80, associate professor, 1980-91, professor of European intellectual and cultural history, 1991-, chairperson, Department of Humanities, 1977-80, associate professor in Florence, Italy, 1979, special adviser to the vice-president for research, 1983-86. University of North Carolina at Asheville, Carol Belk Distinguished Professor of Humanities, 1993; St. Peter's College, Will and Ariel Durant Professor of Humanities, 1994-95. U.S. Information Agency, director of Office of Academic Programs, Educational and Cultural Affairs, 1981-83; consultant in East Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Publications: Sacralizing the Secular: The Renaissance Origins of Modernity, 1989; The Modern Age and the Recovery of Ancient Wisdom: Historical Consciousness, 1400-1650, 1991. EDITOR & CONTRIBUTOR: Eric Voegelin's Search for Order in History, 1987; Science, Pseudo-Science, and Utopianism in Early Modern Thought, 1992; International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Eric Voegelin, 1997. Contributor to history, political science, sociology, and religious studies journals. Address: Department of History, 4131 Turlington, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]